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in Bozeman, Montana; WITF, in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; New York
City's WNYC; Pittsburgh's WQED;
WQPT, in Moline, Illinois; WSIU, in
Carbondale, Illinois; and New Orleans'
WYES.
"The Flood of '93" explored the
effects of last year's devastating
Midwest floods on the people, land,
and economy of that region.
"America's Battlegrou nds" exam i ned
landmark confrontations in the United
States' more than two-hundred-year
history, ranging from the Whiskey
Rebellion and the Civil War massacre
of four hundred black soldiers at
Poison Springs, Arkansas, to the last
stand of Nez Perce Chief Joseph
and the civil-rights struggle in
Cairo, Illinois.
The increasing role of religion in
American pol itics was among the
topics of the Wisconsin Collaborative
Project's 1994 election special. Its
1992 election special, "Move Over:
Women and the '92 Campaign," won a
duPont-Columbia Award.
"We the People": Connecting
with the Community
The Badger State is also home to
"Wet he P e 0 p I e/W i s con sin, " an
alliance among Wisconsin Public
Television Wisconsin Public Radio,
The Wisconsin State Journal, the Wood
Communications Group, and CBS-TV's
Madison affiliate to strengthen citizen-
ship, improve public discourse, and
revive publ ic life.
The project's broadcast and pri nt
partners ascertain what issues are
uppermost in the minds of Wisconsin
citizens, create high-profile events at
which a sampling of these citizens
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tackle the issues, and then provide
coordinated coverage of the forums.
The entire undertaking is driven by one
simple, central idea: to make citizens
active participants and allies in the
journalistic process.
Ed Fouhy, executive director of the
Pew Center for Civic Journal ism, says
the Wisconsin effort "is one of the most
advanced examples of civic journalism
in the country. They've impressed the
governor, the legislature and, more
importantly, their viewers."
The partnership recently premiered
"We the Young People,"
which uses a town hall for-
mat to el icit the views of
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As one teen from Edgar,
Wisconsin, said, "It's a rare
thing when someone actual-
ly listens to what we have to
say. Just because some peo-
ple aren't old enough to
vote doesn't mean things aren t
important to them."
Serving Viewers Near and Far
From remote, rural locales to the
inner city, public television stations are
responding to community needs with
creativity and commitment.
KYUK, in Bethel, Alaska, serves a
population of eight thousand people
that is spread across ten thousand
square miles in the Yukon-Kuskokwim
Delta region. In that southwestern part
of the state there are no roads linking
vi Ilages, so reporters and camerapeople
must oftentimes travel by boat snow-
mobile, dog sled, or small commuter
Public television stations are
responding to community needs
with creativity and commitment.
The WTVS "Czty jòr Youth" partnership is prepar-
ing young people jòr the changing world of work.
plane to get the news. Moreover, for
the intrepid news staff even the hottest
stories can be accompanied by fifty-
degrees below Fahrenheit wind chills.